My Deep Thanks
Dear Lord,
I'm forever grateful for Your never-ending love, grace and kindness...
...thank You for adding another year in my life.
...thank You for the past 22 years that You were always there, that You never abandoned me.
...thank You for all the joyful moments that happened in my life which I was able to spend with the people who are so dear to me.
...thank You for all the sorrow and the pain that I went through in the past for through these, You refined my character.
...thank You for the lessons that You taught me in every circumstance in my life.
...thank You for making me strong in each passing day.
...thank You for the wonderful blessings -- my family, my friends, the special person in my life -- who You use to brighten my gloomy days, to be the shoulders I cry on when I feel lonely, to show things from Your perspective.
...thank You for the opportunity to celebrate my special day with the people I fail to be with in my past birthdays and with someone who will be leaving forever soon.
...thank You for everything, Lord.
There's just one thing I ask of You on my birthday, Lord: Please, don't ever, ever leave me...
I love you.
Always longing for You,
Gwynna
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To all those who greeted me on my birthday...
...to those who personally extended their greetings (sorry guys, I can no longer recall all of you who personally greeted me)...
...to those who texted* me...
-- in advance (November 23)8:10 am,
Kuya Jon"hapi hapi bday! i wish u all d best.. gud health & mre bdays 2 come! God Bles & TC always!"-- on the day of my birthday (November 24)12:05 am,
Raissa"Happy birthday ganda! ü"3:37 am,
Deac Lea"Gud mORNING po,hapPY bday po.Kmusta na..Yngat lagI at lgng magpaslmt ky God..Bgyn ka Ng Dios ng mhbng panhn para sa mgandang knbukasan.God blesS"7:30 am,
Mona Maniego"Hi gwen b4 i start a long day again bati na kita hapy bday"
7:38 am,
Niña"Hi gwyn,hapi bday san u ngaun?"
8:18 am,
Steph"Hi gwyn! Happy birthday! ü "
8:25 am,
Jessie Joy"Hapi birthday my dear frend,mis u"
8:59 am,
Globe"Warmest wishes to you from us at Globe. You are most dearly remembered on your special day. Happy birthday!"9:11 am,
Une"Hi sis! Happy birthday.. ü 23 n tyo, not getting any younger bt looks too young.. Hihi!ü mrming perfect gifts c Lord 4 u, & im praying n mareceive m lht un fr ds day & onwards as u submit in HIs will..ü mis n kta, hope mailibre m k one of these days..Hahaha!ü yabshu! Mwahugs! Hv a hapi bday spent w/ d Lord.."9:13 am,
Ate Joy"Hi gwynna. Happy happy birthday. Mis u n. Mwah. Te joy"
10:12 am,
Jenica
"Happy birthday!"
11:12 am,
Tita Faith"Happy birthday.... n2loy b out of town nu?"
11:40 am,
Jeng
"Sis,hapi bday!ü"12:13 pm,
J-anne"Gwynner, happy birthday!! Basta tuloy natn ang ating galera trip s january at sna we could get together b4 christmas. :-) God bless!"12:40 pm,
Hasmin"ui girl..hapi birthday.san k?my handaan kla ambi 1yr nung anak punta tau.."
12:55 pm,
Sir Renzo/Ms. Germaine"Happy birthday! :-) "
2:27 pm,
Rizza"Happy birthday sis!ü love yah!"
2:54 pm,
Jericho"Ahm,hapi bday poh...Hehe."
3:16 pm,
Kuya Kelvin"Happy birthday..ü"
5:18 pm,
Gilbert"Oi, 24 ngaun db? Wla bng party? Hehe... A Happy & blessed birthday to u. =) "
5:45 pm,
Joey"Hi baby. Happy birthday uli mwah mwah! Kamusta celebration?"
5:55 pm,
Mona Real
"Hafee burtdey!"
7:12 pm,
Jason"Ei hapi bday pla. he3.i almost 4got.ha3.nsbi lngskin ni ate n andyn kyo kila joel kya nlala ko n araw u pla ngaun.musta work at lovelife? say hi 2 all."
7:42 pm,
Pastor Jermaine"Ei hapi bday! Nga pla! hehe bti nlng 24 prin ngaun.ü Godbles u even mor!"
7:44 pm,
Carmi"hi a.gwena.ü now plng aq pauwi glng training.hehe..happy happy bday.ü musta gala? Ano nga pla hnda mo?blow0ut nman..hihi. =D muwah! Miz u.."
8:35 pm,
Santeng
"Hi ate gwynü Hapi brthday to you, hapi brthday to you..hapi brthday2x..hapi brthday 2u..;) muah!.."
9:11 pm,
Still unknown
"Gud pm. Tinki happy b-day! Hnd ba kami inbitado?"
9:20 pm,
Kuya Darwin
"Hello happy bday po.."
10:02 pm,
Ate Julie
"We used to think that life is a fairytale..Full of magic, exciting, vivid! But that was a long time ago..Now we know that there's more to life than just 'happily ever after..' We've learned that we get wiser each day.. And no fairycan lead us to happy ending.. We decide, we struggle.. And somehow we begin to understand.. That we have the power..To make each day better than yesterday. Happy bday sis:) "
10:06 pm,
Jeff"Tinky hapi bday. Blowout hehe"
10:13 pm,
Kuya Dennis
"Happy bday! Saan tyo bukas."
11:52 pm,
Frances
"Happy birthday gwenner!"
-- after my birthday (November 25-27)Nov. 25, 12:22 am
Junedee"Oo nmn kw lng nmn lgi absent eh..db msya pdn tropa ntn?bst ingt lgi h..hpi bday ulit..luvu frnd..mwahh..."
Nov. 25, 11:20 am
Kuya Lee"Blated hapy bday po..God bless..Lee"
Nov. 25, 4:06 am
Ate Christine"belated happy bday..wla me load khpon eh..muzta?"
Nov. 26, 9:54 am
Myra"Belatd happy day gwynna! -myra"
Nov. 27, 11:19 am
Emy"Nku sori i almost 4g0t, waaaahhh, belated po happy bday hihi,"Nov. 27, 11:19 am
Ate Sale"Hello sis, sencya n po late n bati ko sau. Blated happy birthday sis, wish all da best. Mis u, ingatz lagi. Mwah!"
...to those who left birthday greetings on my Friendster account --
Joey, Maritess, Ate Jo, Ate Nina, Ate Ivy/Kuya Carlo, Malou, Ate Julie, Ailene, Ate Zeila...
...to
Kuyang for his e-mail...
...and to all those who remembered but were not able to let me know
...
...THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! May God also shower you with blessings!
* I'm just documenting the birthday greetings sent to me because those text messages that I have kept during my 20th to 22nd birthday are now gone. :( I lost my phone during my first attempt to save the messages and for the past two years, since the phones that I used were passed on to my brother, I'm not sure whether he has deleted them already. I'll still try to resurrect them though. :D
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